Environmental Law News and Insights

(May 6, 2019) -  A once obscure group of chemicals known as perfluorinated chemical substances (PFAS) have gripped national headlines in recent months, due to increasing concerns over potential health risks. PFAS have been used for many years in a wide variety of products, such as non-stick cookware, cleaning and coating...

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The Keystone XL Pipeline is back in the spotlight. In the first quarter of 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the injunction prohibiting TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP and TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada) from beginning construction on...

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Sen. Ben Allen, the chair of the California Senate's Environmental Quality Committee, recently introduced Senate Bill 392, which proposes the most significant modifications to California's Safer Consumer Products program since its inception more than a decade ago. SB 392, should it advance through the legislative process in its current form...

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